Emma Green Rule 5

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Sunday Cartoons

At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies."

Also at Randy's Roundtable, "Friday Nite Funnies," and Reaganite Republican, "Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES."

More a Theo Spark's, "Cartoon Round Up..."

Cartoon Credit: A.F. Branco.

British Army Wives' Terror Fears

At the Sunday Express UK, "Army wives' terror fear: military families plea for more guards after Rigby murder":

The day after 25-year-old Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered outside Woolwich barracks, anxious mothers met Army chiefs to call for more protection.

The women asked for their views to be heard at the very top “because they are feeling so exposed to ­danger”. Highly trained MoD police would have been at the scene of the murder in minutes had they still been conducting patrols.

They are trained to deal with lifethreatening incidents on the perimeter of the barracks and have authority to shoot to kill, the Sunday Express can reveal.

One source claimed that had such officers been in place, they would have been able to deal with the situation last Wednesday quicker than the Met Police firearms officers who arrived at the scene within 14 minutes.

During the wait the two suspects spouted extremist propaganda to bystanders.

The source said: "MoD police radios were linked into the Met's so they would have been right on top of this within minutes and would have known exactly what to do...

Continue reading.

Facebook Rape Pages

Via Louise Mensch on Twitter yesterday, who linked to Jane Merrick:

Here's a response to a flag report on Facebook.

I have a visceral dislike of radical left-wing feminism. That said, if anyone posted any sh*t like this at my blog or at my Facebook page, etc., I'd be reviled beyond comprehension. It's just not my reality. Ever. Never. I have two sisters and the rule was always, always that boys never hit girls and, hence, men never hit women.

Pricey Beef Puts Heat On U.S. Grilling Season

At the Wall Street Journal:

As Americans prepare for Memorial Day—the official kickoff to a summer grilling season of burgers and T-bones—rising beef prices have some consumers balking in the grocery aisles.

Retail beef prices are widely expected to set new records in coming weeks after wholesale prices, or the amount meatpackers charge sellers for beef, hit an all-time peak this past week.

After achieving new highs for three weeks, choice-grade beef, the most common variety in the U.S., jumped to $2.1137 a pound Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That level broke a decade-old record for wholesale prices set in 2003, when a case of mad-cow disease in Canada led to a spike in export demand for U.S. beef.

Wholesale prices retreated slightly Friday afternoon, falling to $2.0887 a pound, confirming some market-watchers' suspicions that retailers may be unwilling to swallow the record-high beef costs.

The fat beef prices are the result of years of drought in major cattle-producing states, a trend that has shrunk the nation's cattle herd to its smallest level in six decades.

Higher beef prices are pinching food budgets for consumers already wrestling with a rise in gasoline prices, the expiration of the federal payroll-tax holiday and stubbornly high unemployment. They're also expected to drive consumers to other meats after the holiday weekend, one of the biggest beef-sales periods of the year. That could threaten high beef profit margins for meatpackers like Tyson Foods Inc. TSN -0.20% and Cargill Inc. and also pose a challenge for restaurants and grocery stores.

"Consumers may favor beef more, but they've got to feed their families," said Gary Morrison, an analyst with Urner Barry's Yellow Sheet, a meat-industry newsletter in Bayville, N.J.

Well, my wife's working on Monday, otherwise we'd be having a huge tri-tip roast, damn the prices!

Obama's Transparency Sham Unravels

Well, duh.

At the Los Angeles Times, "Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House":

Caught in a public relations crisis, the administration has released internal emails and details of closed-door discussions. But the sharing has still been selective.

WASHINGTON — The White House decided to release internal emails about the deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya — but only after summaries of the exchanges had leaked.

The president's spokesman disclosed details of closed-door discussions about a report that found the IRS targeted conservative groups — but did so in a drip-drip-drip fashion that only raised more questions.

And in a speech meant to expose the top-secret drone program to public examination, President Obama shrouded key details, such as whether the CIA would still use drones.

Caught up in a public relations crisis, White House officials have drawn open a few curtains, revealing once-secret documents and answering queries that they would ordinarily have dismissed with an eye roll.

But the sharing has been selective and done under duress. It has come in fits and starts to an administration that promised to be the most open in American history.

Many allies of the president think that with this burst of sunshine he has arrested the run of bad news and taken charge of the "narrative." Even in some Obama-friendly quarters, though, the sharing is seen as too little and too late, and all the more disappointing for the high hopes Obama had set for transparency at the outset of his presidency.

Civil liberties advocates are disappointed that Obama's drone speech glossed over some of the more difficult legal and moral aspects of targeted killings. The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, a Democrat, questioned the candor of former officials at the Internal Revenue Service.

Lanny Davis, who handled scandals for the Clinton White House, has been critical of the Obama administration.

"The nontransparency instinct of the Obama White House is more about not understanding effective, proactive crisis management," said Davis, who remains an Obama supporter. "The idea is to inoculate by being transparent."

Obama's a hypocritical asshole. A Muslin socialist interloper asshole loser. 2016 can't come soon enough.

IMAGE CREDIT: The Looking Spoon, "So This Must Be A Liberal Democrat's Greatest 'Virtue'."

David Cameron Pledges Crackdown on 'Hate Clerics'

I'll believe it when I see it.

At London's Daily Mail, "I'll gag the hate clerics: Cameron to launch new terror task force to stamp out religious extremism":

David Cameron is planning new powers to muzzle Islamic hate preachers accused of provoking terrorist outrages such as the killing of soldier Lee Rigby.

The Prime Minister wants to stop extremist clerics using schools, colleges, prisons and mosques to spread their ‘poison’ and is to head a new Tackling Extremism and Radicalisation Task Force (TERFOR) made up of senior Ministers, MI5, police and moderate religious leaders.

The high-powered group will study a number of measures, including banning extremist clerics from being given public platforms to incite students, prisoners and other followers – and forcing mosque leaders to answer for ‘hate preachers’.

More at the link.

At the photo is prominent Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary at a demonstration with jihad killer Michael Adebojalo in 2007.

More at Pat Dollard, "Feel-Good Story of the Day: Anti-Muslim Actions Rise In Britain After Public Beheading."

Vin Scully and Jack Buck

I was tweeting about Vin Scully while watching the Dodgers game yesterday. The guys at Vin Scully Tweets picked up on 'em, and I saw this at their feed:

Vin Scully and Jack Buck via@dodgers @jonsoohoo #StlCards #GreatnessRecognizingGreatness twitter.com/VinScullyTweet…
— Vin Scully Tweets (@VinScullyTweet) May 25, 2013

I don't ever recall hearing Jack Buck (1924–2002) call a game, but Joe Buck, his son and prominent Fox Sports announcer, is calling today's game at St. Louis right now.

Here's LAT's report on yesterday's game, "Cardinals, Lance Lynn too tough for Dodgers in 7-0 loss."

Paris Hilton Rocks Two Not-So-Typical Bikinis for 'Private' Photo Shoot

She looks good.

At London's Daily Mail, "Ready for some strange tan lines? Paris Hilton rocks two not-so-typical bikinis in sexy photo shoot."

Back From #Angels Stadium

My son and I just got back. We'll be heading out to the ballpark for the 4th of July game against Cincinnati.

Picked up some #Angels tickets this afternoon. twitter.com/AmPowerBlog/st…
— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) May 25, 2013

And here's the L.A. Times report on today's game, "Angels extend streak to seven games with 7-0 victory over Royals."

#Angels Have 7-Game Winning Streak

The Angels are getting hot.

7th win a row for the @angelsthat's what I call baseball. 7-0. I'm so happy we playing like this. #AngelsBaseball
— Frankie Argumedo (@frankiepiton) May 25, 2013

Final from KC: #Angels 7, #Royals 0. Angels (22-27) extend win streak to 7 games, move to within 5 games of .500.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 25, 2013

And at the Los Angeles Times, "Angels' Robert Coello keeps hitters guessing with hybrid pitch."

Atlantic Magazine's Bogus, Pernicious Meme That Homosexual 'Marriages' are 'Happier Than' Traditional Marriages

Here's the cover story at the June issue of the Atlantic, "The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss."

It's based on questionable research carefully cherry-picked to privilege homosexual marriage over the centuries-old institution of marriage between one man and one woman. It would take a paragraph by paragraph fisking to really deconstruct the lies here, and I have no interest in doing so, because truth doesn't matter in this debate --- that is, truth doesn't matter to progressives who'll use any means necessary to leverage their violent, nihilistic agenda. The large-N studies highlighted at the piece provide no actual evidence in support of the author's thesis. It's only conjecture and unsupportable extrapolation. Moreover, the piece takes as given the leftist assumption that traditional gender roles are destructive and evil. Thus, since homosexual "marriages" are same-gender marriages, voila!, the so-called "problem" of "unequal" gender roles in traditional marriages is solved. Just get rid of "opposite sex" gender roles! It's pretty despicable. But nothing is beneath the Marxist collectivists working endlessly to destroy the family as the foundation of society and the rock of traditional culture. Just read it at the link. This is the direction society is heading, as some polls show an increasing tolerance of same-sex marriages. Of course, the Atlantic's working the refs with this piece, in any case, getting it out in early June just in time for the Supreme Court's potentially blockbuster homosexual marriage ruling later this month.

Saturday India Reynolds Blogging

Some Rule 5 to start the holiday babe blogging.

At Egotastic!, "Photoshoot: India Reynolds Behind the Scenes with NUTS."

Nuts pic xx twitter.com/missireynolds/…

— India Reynolds (@missireynolds) May 18, 2013

Awesome Video From the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon LeZion

Well, everyone's all uptight about how "racist" this is, but seriously, we need more discussion of pre-modern uni-brow Islamists in current debates. Not to mention a few laughs.

At the Times of Israel, "College removes ‘racist’ video." Also from the execrable Free Gaza's Larry Derfner at the far left +972, "WATCH: Racist college humor in the Israeli heartland."

Photo of Lee James Rigby, Soldier Horrifically Murdered in #Woolwich, Seen on His Wedding Day in 2007 to Rebecca Metcalfe

From Thursday's Telegraph UK, "Soldier murdered in Woolwich named as Drummer Lee Rigby."

Also, "Woolwich attacks: Lee Rigby's tearful family speak of their pride in murdered soldier":

The wife of murdered soldier Drummer Lee Rigby says he was "a devoted father" and she and her son Jack "will both miss him terribly".

Ericka Anderson Got Married!

This is outstanding, "How I Got a Date Worth Keeping (& Marrying)" (via Instapundit).

Congratulations. And many happy years!

FLASHBACK: I blogged about Ericka's running back in 2011, "Ericka Anderson Runs 36th Marine Corps Marathon."

Obama Fails to Salute Marine

I'm sure he didn't mean any disrespect.

Or, well, wait. Obama's an ideological leftist, and thus by nature can't stand the military. So, yeah, he probably did mean the disrespect. After all, he makes Marines violate protocol to hold umbrellas for him like he's the dictator of some Banana republic. What an asshole. A Muslim socialist usurper asshole loser.

At the Weekly Standard (via Memeorandum.)

And the Hill, "VIDEO: Obama fails to return Marine's salute."

Abu Nusaybah, Friend of #Woolwich Attack Suspect Michael Adebolajo, Arrested After Appearing on BBC's Newsnight

At Telegraph UK, "Friend of Woolwich attack suspect arrested moments after BBC interview":

A friend of Woolwich attack suspect Michael Adebolajo has been arrested at BBC studios after giving an interview claiming MI5 tried to recruit the fanatic.

As soon as the interview was over three members of special branch arrived at the studio and held Abu Nusaybah, the corporation reported.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a 31-year-old man had been arrested under the terrorism act and was being questioned. Two adressed in east London were being raided, they said.

The Muslim, who has known Adebolajo since they met in Romford in 2002 before they both converted to the faith, has been vocal about the Woolwich attack on social networking sites. .

He has made a number of unverified accusations, including that six months ago Adebolajo told him he was tortured and sexually assaulted by Kenyan troops when he travelled to the country and refused to answer their questions.

When asked how he could have changed from the “gentle” man he described into one capable of carrying out the attacks, Mr Nusaybah told Newsnight: “I believe that these certain events that happened to him recently kind of had an impact in shaping that change.

More at the link.

Also at the Gaurdian UK, "Woolwich suspect's friend arrested after appearing on Newsnight."

Miranda Kerr Wardrobe Malfunction in Miami

Oh, the hazards of the lovelies!

At London's Daily Mail, "Victoria reveals her secrets! Miranda Kerr accidentally bares her breasts on modelling shoot."

'There is Nothing in Islam that Justifies this Truly Dreadful Act...'

Daniel Greenfield writes on British Prime Minister David Cameron, "PM Cameron: 'There is Nothing in Islam that Justifies this Truly Dreadful Act'."

Usually, after a horrible crime, it’s the lawyer for the killer who steps forward to assure the public and potential jurors that his client had nothing whatsoever to do with the act.

But when it comes to Muslim terror, that is now the role of political leaders.

“This was not just an attack on Britain – and on our British way of life. It was also a betrayal of Islam and of the Muslim communities who give so much to our country,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said. “There is nothing in Islam that justifies this truly dreadful act. We will defeat violent extremism by standing together by backing our police and security services and above all by challenging the poisonous narrative of extremism on which this violence feeds.”

Muslim communities do indeed give so much to the UK, aside from the occasional bombing and beheading, there are the sex grooming gangs, the social welfare fraud and the drug dealing.

It’s astounding really. They give so much and get so little in return. Just free homes and jail sentences.

But while I would hesitate to disagree with a scholar of Islam like Cameron, perhaps we should turn to a more expert source.

Sura (chapter) 47 contains the ayah (verse):

“When you encounter the unbelievers on the battlefield, strike off their heads until you have crushed them completely; then bind the prisoners tightly.”

More at the link.